Chapter 1117: Noble and Cheap
He nodded affirmatively, and said in his heart: "This is the gap between ancient and modern people. This is also the gap between our modern people and our future. Although we can now foresee a tragedy, I have no way of knowing what the tragedy is.
To put it simply, as long as we actually do it. Then it is certain that it will be crushed into a tragedy. It's just that we don't know what the content is. Moreover, such a tragedy is almost impossible to find in our modern times. And one more thing, even if it is really discovered. In fact, we don't have the ability to avoid it.
In other words, what we can do now is not to do these things that seem important to us now. Instead, we should do things that don't seem very important, so that tragedy can be avoided. Because, as long as we don't do more useless work, there will be no tragedy.
It is only if we put in the effort that there is a waste of time, and if we do not waste time and devote our energy to how to enjoy ourselves every day, then we will not be in any danger. Unless there is only one case, there is danger. We do things that we shouldn't do, but we do.
For example, as mentioned earlier, it seems that engaging in scientific research should be a good thing and should be done. But it is precisely because of scientific research that we ignore other developments. For example, in the arts. Perhaps because we focus on scientific research, we have brought the whole social atmosphere into this aspect of scientific research, so that the development of our art field is a thousand years late.
This is actually quite understandable. Perhaps somewhere in the world there is now a genius born with a unique talent for art. If at this time, the atmosphere of the whole society is free, that is, all fields are equal, and there is no distinction between high and low, then it is possible for him to enter the field of art.
And as long as he has the possibility of entering the field of art, then he may have to come to the fore. Because, he is a genius in art, and not in other ways. Therefore, it is only when he enters the field of art that he can play a role. If our social ethos was not liberal at that time, but blindly worshipped scientific research.
Well, there might not have been a school for art at that time. If he didn't have a school, how would he get in touch with art? Maybe he could get in touch with other places, such as some itinerant artists in society, or some historical books and video materials.
All in all, as long as he has access to art, as long as he relies on his artistic talent, he will always make a difference. However, this is still related to the scoring climate at the time. If the atmosphere at that time was better and people were willing to accept art, then even the art he created would not be acceptable to most people.
At least, he was able to live a good life with what he created. And as long as he can live well, then he will be able to create more and more good works. In this case, it is a good thing for the whole art field. Moreover, this will not delay the development of the entire art industry.
However, if that's not the case, then it's troublesome. Because, if the atmosphere at that time was not good, he was able to get in touch with artistic things, and thus created works, but such works did not gain the approval of everyone, not most people.
At this point, things will be different. This genius may be depressed and die early. Because he is a genius, as long as he comes into contact with art, he will definitely have a strong interest and all his enthusiasm for art.
It's just that no matter how high the enthusiasm is, it is impossible for a person to maintain a long-term creation, and a work of art, if you want to have a high artistic attainment, it takes time. If it's not a long time, it's no matter what, you can't create a good work.
But if he doesn't have time to create, isn't that a big loss for the art world? If that's all it takes, it's not a big deal. After all, he still has at least the opportunity to get his hands on works of art. And as long as he has access to works of art, then, even if he does die, at least some works will remain.
Although this is the case, for the art world, the loss must still be very large, but such a loss cannot be regarded as the biggest loss. The biggest loss was that the atmosphere at that time was a complete ban on development in fields other than scientific research. In that case, the works of art would have been destroyed long ago.
And as long as it is destroyed, then it will definitely be a huge disaster for anyone. As long as it's a disaster. Surely that genius cannot be avoided. It's not like he's going to lose his life halfway or anything. It is indeed a tragic thing to lose his life, but in my opinion, it is not as tragic as he has no access to art.
To put it simply, if this genius has no access to art in his lifetime, then he will definitely not be able to contribute to the field of art. And as long as he is unable to contribute in the field of art, then his genius is wasted. That's the worst pity.
And as long as such a thing happens, our descendants will definitely blame us, and if they don't blame us, it is absolutely impossible. However, if a genius has no way to exert his skills, such a loss cannot be regarded as the greatest. The biggest loss is that we may now be faced with an unforeseen decision-making point.
And this decision point may be related to progress or regression in other fields. Take sports, for example. There are some special things about the field of sports compared to the field of art. That is, sports are always improving, but if sports can't keep improving, the difference with art is that it won't at least stop at that level like art, and if it wants to continue to develop, it can at least develop along this trajectory in the future. But sports are not. As long as sports stop improving, it will regress.
And once sports regress, it will be more difficult to improve again. Because, our times are advancing, and the progress of the times means that science and technology are advancing, and the progress of science and technology means that the body is regressing. If the body regresses, it doesn't matter if sports can improve.
However, many times, sports cannot be improved. This is actually very understandable. Because, in many cases, it is too difficult for sports to improve. It's actually quite understandable. Sports not only rely on scientific power, but also on physical strength.
However, in our current society, the more science and technology develop, the weaker the physical power becomes. Based on my knowledge of history, I remember that when I was in history class, my history teacher said that when our ancestors were at their greatest, they could lift 10,000 catties of things with one hand.
Such a powerful guy turned out to be a human being. If you look at it now, it's simply a monster-level character. Because, although there are monks in our federation now, and the lethality of monks is quite powerful, but what is powerful is only lethality. Lethality and power are two completely different concepts.
A person's strength can be obtained more or less through cultivation, but a person's lethality can also be obtained through cultivation, but the difficulty is much smaller than the increase in strength. To put it simply, an ordinary person with empty hands, if you want to increase your lethality, it's very simple, just find a weapon.
If you put it in ancient times, you can find a stone. With the stone in hand, then the lethality of this person can obviously be increased by one level. For example, if it turns out to be E rank, then the killer power level with a stone in hand is D. However, the ancients certainly did not just use stones.
If it's just a stone, that's stupid. Our ancestors developed a little slower, but there is still a difference between being slow and being stupid. In the process, everyone's strength became quite strong. At that time, there were also very powerful people. If I'm not mistaken, that's a very powerful person.
Of course. This is also very strange. At that time, we were not as far-sighted as we are now, so we didn't pay much attention to details. And it is precisely because they do not pay much attention to details, so when they find that the stone is useless, they are not in a hurry to make better weapons, but directly use what they can get around them to make weapons.
One of the most famous, and the most effective, is the flame. That is, torches. When a lit torch is wielded, it is much more lethal than a stone. Therefore, when holding the torch, your lethality is completely new again, and it is no longer a D, but a stronger C.
But that's not all, if that's all there is to it, it's too much to underestimate our ancestors. At that time, everyone invented the most primitive weapon, that is, the knife. Because of the knife, everyone can cut the flesh and skin of those large beasts, and only by cutting the flesh of the large beasts can you get more food, make yourself stronger, and live better.
So, that's how knives are made. After having a knife, whether it is a short dagger, a slightly longer single knife, or a large knife that will be used when riding a horse later, it is considered a type. The lethality of the knife can directly increase the lethality level of an ordinary person to B. In simple terms.
An ordinary person has to deal with an opponent who can't be defeated, if there is no help, there is no suspense, and he is basically killed by that person. However, as the old saying goes, there are times when things don't look that way, or there are times when things aren't the same as they are now.
In general, it can be helpful. And the easiest way to get this help is to get weapons. When you have a knife, it's easier to deal with the enemy in front of you who can't deal with it. It can even be easily won. However, there are times when knives don't work, and that's when you encounter a gun that is longer than a knife.
In other words, a knife can increase your lethality to a B level, but if you don't have a gun, you still have to risk being killed. So, to be on the safe side, our ancestors invented spears that were longer than knives. And because of the longer relationship between the spear, it can often stab the opponent to death before the opponent can use the knife.
As a result, the spear is more lethal and can completely increase your combat lethality to A-level. But do you think A is the highest level? Not yet. The reason is simple, society will evolve and our technology will also advance. Our ancestors' minds are also becoming wiser.
If it was in the past, then they would never have thought like this, or that. Because, the biggest difference between the past and the present is that although people in the past were smart, they were not smart enough to predict that there would be hot weapons in this society. And the reason why our current Federalists are smarter is because we have begun to get used to using hot weapons.
And if you want a hot weapon, you can increase the lethality again. To put it simply, if the spear is the strongest weapon in the era of cold weapons. It can increase the lethality of a person to a class A. Then, a hot weapon can increase the lethality of a person to the S level.
However, these hot weapons that can increase the lethality of combat killers to the S level are still relatively primitive and low-level, that is, simple machine guns or cannons. These things can increase the lethality, but in fact, they will also increase the danger. Because, it is very difficult for a person who uses a cold weapon to hurt himself.
However, if a person uses a hot weapon, that one may injure himself if he is not careful. Therefore, even if you are promoted to the S level, there is a difference between the top and bottom. If you play well, it's S-level, and if you don't play well, it's S-level. All in all, if you want to increase the lethality to the maximum, these primitive thermal weapons are not enough.
The key is that stronger thermal weapons are needed. And to get a stronger thermal weapon, you need a brain. At this point, our ancestors were no longer stupid and had already become quite smart. And these intelligent ancestors were the key to our later ability to break out of the earth and into the wider universe.
These people invented stronger thermal weapons, planes, tanks, ships, and in short, something that could be the same as a means of transportation. The characteristics are big, the bigger the more powerful, and the greater the lethality. It is easy to increase the lethality of an ordinary person to the SS level.
However, this is not the highest level, the highest level is the SSS level. To reach this level, our ancestors were beyond the reach of the dust. ”